Top 10 Deconstructed

Our latest report provides you with a comprehensive overview of the characteristics, attributes and trends that helped shape last quarter’s Pop hits.

You’ll learn how today’s most successful songwriters approach their craft from the inside-out, and gain insight into how to apply these proven techniques to take your songwriting and producing to the next level.

Here’s a sneak peak at just some of the findings within report:

• ALL of the Hip Hop/Rap influenced songs that landed in the Pop songs top 10 kicked off with the chorus.

• The majority of outros either reverted back to the intro theme or played on a modified chorus theme.

• NONE of the 21 top 10 Hit Pop songs featured a solo in their framework.

• Straight-up Dance/Club was no longer the sole top sub-genre influence in top 10 hit Pop songs.

Topics covered within the report include form, intros, outros, pre-choruses, choruses, bridges, lyrical themes, song titles, sub-genre influences, new arrivals vs. de-charted hits, instrumentation, lead vocal gender, hit songwriting trends and more.

Read the report, listen to the songs and apply these findings to give yourself an edge in a VERY competitive industry!